UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier (May 23, 2015)

**rocky16** · 05-23-15, 08:10 PM

Depends on how this Korean boy decides to fight. He wants to think he's k1 champ he could get clipped and finished. He wants to use his judo and grappling he'll wilin going away. Who knows.

**fitguy67** · 05-23-15, 08:12 PM

the REAL squash matches remaining on this card are Dodson, Browne, and to a lesser extent Cerrone (i do NOT expect JoBen to be "safe" in any way...AJ is more sure of winning over all-talk/fade-late Pillsbury than JoBen is over tough-as-nails Moraga, IMO)

I agree with PaperTrail on Weidman being far less of a lock over Vitor (who has a clear--tho quite unlikely--path to victory: the early lightning-hand-speed 20-strike blitz) than Edgar was over Faber last week, at a very similar price.

That puncher's/kicker's chance of Vitor enough to make the ME dog or pass. If you have the urge to pound anything, save it for Dodson and/or Browne who's paths to victory require a much greater imagination.

**JIBBBY** · 05-23-15, 08:20 PM

Josh Burkman not to impressive in that 1st round.. Allowing the grappling exchanges to happen when he should be pushing off and swinging for the fences

**Heyeverybody99** · 05-23-15, 08:22 PM

Wow Burkman is a fukkin moron

**shabang** · 05-23-15, 08:22 PM

burkman showing no fight IQ..you need to stand and bang with kim, not try and grapple..

**MaxEMillion** · 05-23-15, 08:23 PM

Kim has some incredible grappling.

**JIBBBY** · 05-23-15, 08:25 PM

Josh is fighting very stupid like Joe Rogan is saying thus far.. For once I agree with Rogan's take.....

Talk about pride taking over and executing a very low fighting IQ.. Josh is being the poster boy for this in rounds 1 and 2...

**shabang** · 05-23-15, 08:25 PM

burkman looking like a dumb ass..lets all watch him engage the grappling in round 3 and get his ass beat some more lol

**JoshKnows46** · 05-23-15, 08:26 PM

Robbed hall... Clearly won 1st and 3rd..

**brooks85** · 05-23-15, 08:29 PM

nice

**shabang** · 05-23-15, 08:29 PM

burkman deserved to get choked unconscious ..if he would've stood and banged with him in rounds 1 and 2 chances are he would've gotten the ko..

**MaxEMillion** · 05-23-15, 08:29 PM

Kim ate a few monster shots. Credit to him for hanging in there and finishing the job. Good fight.

**JIBBBY** · 05-23-15, 08:30 PM

Josh had him rocked as we all betting on him thought he would do early on.. Another dog bites the dust...

Ok it's money ball time.. John Dodson let's do this!!!! Big Parlay material....

**Heyeverybody99** · 05-23-15, 08:31 PM

Originally posted by shabang

burkman deserved to get choked unconscious ..if he would've stood and banged with him in rounds 1 and 2 chances are he would've gotten the ko..

Absolutely. Easily one of the dumbest performances I've seen in a while.

**Unwritten Law** · 05-23-15, 08:34 PM

Yes! DHK! Burkman's only chance was the KO but he got tired and reverted to grappling to try to recover, big mistake against DHK.

As far as Weidman is concerned, I also noticed the lines dropping and who knows what happened, if anything during his camp. Of course everything is revealed after the fact.

**shabang** · 05-23-15, 08:34 PM

Originally posted by Heyeverybody99

Absolutely. Easily one of the dumbest performances I've seen in a while.

it pisses me off really..and I stayed away from that fight..

on dodson..

**richie360** · 05-23-15, 08:37 PM

Really strange, Burkman had DHK rocked at the start of the third but backed off. Seeing your opponent hurt like that will usually result in a short adrenaline boost. Guess Burkman doesn't work like that. Strange performance.

**JIBBBY** · 05-23-15, 08:38 PM

Originally posted by shabang

it pisses me off really..and I stayed away from that fight..

on dodson..

No action and you're pissed off.. You're my idol Shabang!!!!

**shabang** · 05-23-15, 08:39 PM

Originally posted by JIBBBY

No action and you're pissed off.. You're my idol Shabang!!!!

lol, already mad with the hall decision..not hard to be upset going into the next fight and watching burkman's performance haha

I need a win to get on the right side of things..aka dodson

**Unwritten Law** · 05-23-15, 08:39 PM

Can't really blame Burkman too much. It's evident he was going for the flash KO in the beginning of rounds 2 and 3. He's just not able to keep up that pace throwing heavy bombs without his muscles stiffening up.

Either way, let's give Dong Hyun Kim some credit for finishing a gritty veteran like Burkman.

**UncleChael** · 05-23-15, 08:40 PM

All in Makovsky!!!?

**Killer_Demo** · 05-23-15, 08:40 PM

Stun gun!

**fitguy67** · 05-23-15, 08:41 PM

Originally posted by JoshKnows46

Robbed hall... Clearly won 1st and 3rd..

agreed...but it's still Hall's fault for being "deer in the headlights" inactive and not unloading his heavy artillery...and letting the "10-9 coin flippers" get involved

You can never rely on Hall to take care of business the way he should (=he's a shitty parlay-leg...including him is just asking for

...cuz the head case almost never "leaves it all in the octagon"...he's far too self-conscious when he should be totally absorbed in the fight)

**JIBBBY** · 05-23-15, 08:47 PM

How do you score that 1st round?.. I don't even want to think about what the judges saw... Dodson defended the TD's well, but may have taken the heavier shots...

**blazes_bff** · 05-23-15, 08:49 PM

Zach won the first. No live line on 5d after the 1st

**Killer_Demo** · 05-23-15, 08:52 PM

Nice slam dodson

**shabang** · 05-23-15, 08:52 PM

round 2 dodson .. I think they're tied up

**UncleChael** · 05-23-15, 08:53 PM

Makovsky... 1st 2 rounds...

**JIBBBY** · 05-23-15, 08:53 PM

Originally posted by shabang

round 2 dodson .. I think they're tied up

Agreed 3rd round takes it probably.. Closer fight then I thought it would be..

**fitguy67** · 05-23-15, 08:58 PM

the doodle-bug's a key leg in lotsa chalk-parlays for me...

Makovsky's been very well game-planned as you'd expect coming from Tri-Star...but his execution has been surprisingly solid...never seen another Fly/Bantam (MM included) avoid getting sledge-hamered by the Magician like that...really impressed by Tri-Star

**richie360** · 05-23-15, 08:58 PM

Makovsky I think.

**McCarthyFam** · 05-23-15, 08:58 PM

dodson came away in the clutch time.

**shabang** · 05-23-15, 08:59 PM

dodson got rounds 2 and 3 imo

**Killer_Demo** · 05-23-15, 08:59 PM

Dodson stole round 3/fight

**JIBBBY** · 05-23-15, 08:59 PM

Dodson 29-28 on my drunken score card.. I think he got that 3rd round.. We see?